"We need to blow up IRL...It needs to be (known as) IndyCar. To the purist, (IRL) is a negative acronym. We need to get away from using it... (we need) some sort of press statement to show that (IRL) is dead. We need to let people understand we're trying to change." - IRL and/or IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard on roses, names, and how sweet they don't smell.

On a side note, "My Name Is IndyCar" doesn't have quite the same je ne sais quoi.

I feel like true change in the series' perception won't come until the cars and engines change too. I still view the Dallaras as the IRL cars... and pine for the Panoz and Lola chassis in Champ Car/CART.

Let's just concede that eventually every sanctioning body is gonna be viewed with hatred in this sport. There's never been any exception in the past; why start now?